In the "Cocoon" venue, the cabins on the stage are decreasing one by one.
Whenever they see the "cocoon" that symbolizes their children retracting under the floor, the parents in the audience will burst into heart-wrenching cries.
When there are only a handful of "cocoons" left on the stage, many parents feel a little desperate.
In just one hour, 51 players had eliminated 41 people.
If this trend continues, it will be a matter of time before everyone is eliminated.
There are also some well-informed parents who confirmed a piece of news after talking to relevant people outside the site.
"This game has had accidents at its US launch before!"
"A player died in the game!"
In the heavy atmosphere, one parent stood up angrily.
Such heavy news was like a stone that stirred up waves, and the parents in the audience immediately started talking.
"What? Sindora dares to hide such an important thing from us!"
"My child!"
"Where is Sindora? We have to find him!"
"Yes! Go to him and ask for an explanation!"
"This is a conspiracy! It is definitely a big conspiracy to destroy Japan's future!"
Under the leadership of several parents, the parents instantly became excited and responded to the call.
Suzuki Sonoko, who was sitting in the VIP seat, looked at the crowd getting more and more out of control and wanted to say something to stop it.
As a person involved in the Boston press conference, she had the best right to speak, explaining that the deceased at that time had nothing to do with the game itself.
"That's not the case. Please listen to me."
Before Suzuki Sonoko finished speaking, Suzuki Tomoko next to her grabbed her wrist and said with a serious face: "Sonoko, people are most likely to do irrational things under extreme emotions."
"Any explanation will sound like sophistry to their ears."
Suzuki Shiro next to him also nodded and agreed: "Your mother is right, it's better to talk less at times like this."
"Yuanzi, it's not very safe here, please leave first."
Suzuki Sonoko shook her head and didn't want to leave because she was still worried about the safety of her best friend.
But at this moment, the angry parents glanced at the Suzuki family at the VIP table and suddenly had an idea.
"She is the daughter of the Suzuki family!"
"Isn't she also a game experiencer? I even saw her wearing a badge at the party. Why is she here?"
"I understand. The Suzuki Consortium must have known that playing games would cause trouble, so..."
"Damn it! The Suzuki Consortium is Sindora's largest investor and must have known about this for a long time!"
"This is a traitorous family!"
Parents whose children had been eliminated turned the blame for the accident on the nearest Suzuki family.
Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Tomoko quickly stood up from their seats and protected Sonoko behind them.
"We at the Suzuki Consortium didn't know that something like this would happen!"
"However, we promise that we will do our best to handle this incident, find out the mastermind behind it, and give everyone a satisfactory explanation!"
Tomoko Suzuki wanted to argue.
But at this moment, the Suzuki Foundation has become the target of all parents.
"What the hell are you saying! Our children are all in that damn machine, and nothing happens to your child!"
"Your Suzuki Consortium must have received the news in advance!"
"Don't say you didn't know about the accident at the US press conference!"
"You hid the truth!"
Although those who can stand here are the elites of the upper class, the upper class is also divided into three, six or nine levels.
Any elite will pale in comparison to a behemoth like the Suzuki Consortium.
But at this moment, their minds have been overwhelmed by the anger of losing their blood relatives, and they have no regard for class or politeness at all.
On the contrary, the gap between classes gave them a reason to gather together to fight.
If the Suzuki Consortium still doesn't take a capitalist seriously, then all capitalists should unite.
Even the Suzuki Consortium dare not ignore this power.
Tomoko Suzuki looked at her parents who were getting more and more out of control, biting her lips, thoughts racing in her mind.
Now even if I explain to them that the accident at the last press conference was a murder case and has nothing to do with the game, it will be useless.
This actually confirms that the Suzuki Consortium indeed knew about the accident at the last press conference, but failed to report it.
Now, how to get out of here safely is the key.
But unfortunately, since this time she was attending a high-end venue, Suzuki Tomoko did not expect such a situation to happen, so she did not bring a bodyguard.
Right now, their family of three has to face the anger of dozens of parents.
Suzuki Sonoko was so frightened that she shrank behind Suzuki Shiro and Suzuki Tomoko, trembling with fear.
At this moment, a figure stood up and blocked the front of the Suzuki family.
Shifu Morohoshi cleared his throat, his whole body solemn.
"Everyone, I am Toshio Morohoshi, Inspector of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."
"I have something to say, please listen carefully."
"My grandson is now in that game, so I can understand your anxiety."
"But even if the responsibility is investigated, we have to wait until the dust settles. Our police will not let the real culprit of this incident go free and give an explanation to society and the people."
Under the shock of senior police officials, the angry parents became quieter, but they still gathered around the Suzuki family and refused to leave.
At this time, the door of Cocoon's venue opened, and Kudo Yusaku, Mouri Kogoro, Megure, Shiratori and other police officers also came over.
Kudo Yusaku stepped forward and continued to comfort the parents.
"Dear parents, now is not the time to give up."
"The rules of the game established by Noah's Ark are all players eliminated, and there are still 10 players on the field."
"As long as one of the players successfully passes the game, there will be no victims in the entire game, and all your children will be safe and sound."
"I can reveal another piece of news to you, that is, there is also a famous detective Qin Zhibo in this game."
"As long as he is still in the game, we have a chance to clear the game."
As soon as the name "Qin Zhibo" came out, many parents started talking about it.
As one of the two uncle detectives who have become famous recently, these social elites have heard of this name from newspapers or news.
"Is it that Qin Zhibo?"
"Is he in the game too? Is this true?"
Since Qin Zhibo did not want social death, almost no one saw him enter the game with his own eyes.
Kudo Yusaku nodded confidently, "Yes, as long as Qin Zhibo is here, our probability of passing the level is still very high."
Kudo Yusaku didn’t mean what he said.
Although Qin Zhibo has the highest probability of clearing the level, and Conan is also in the same game, he can provide some assistance.
But if Noah's Ark deliberately arranges a certain death situation that cannot be cleared, then there is no way.
Judging from the current situation, the content in the game has been heavily tampered with by Noah's Ark, and it is capable of doing this.
But if that's the case, even Shinichi will.
As one of the wisest fathers in the world, Kudo Yusaku cannot imagine losing his son.
Now I can only choose to believe it.
With Yusaku Kudo's comfort, the parents calmed down a little and returned to their seats one after another to continue waiting.
The scene returned to order. Zhuo Xingteng Shifu looked at Megure and praised: "Megure, your dispatch of the police was very timely. If it had been later, there might have been a conflict here."
Mu Mu was a little confused. Although they saw from the surveillance camera that the situation here was not good and rushed over to maintain order, the police were not dispatched because of this.
"Deputy Director Zhuxing, actually we are"
Megure recounted the murder case, and only then did Toshio Morohoshi know about the case that occurred outside the "Cocoon" venue.
"The project leader of 'Cocoon' is dead. Have you caught the murderer?"
Faced with Toshio Morohoshi's question, Megure cast a look for help at Kudo Yusaku next to him.
Kudo Yusaku came over and told the clues he had investigated.
"The entire venue is equipped with metal detection doors, so it is unlikely that the murderer will bring the murder weapon into the venue from the outside."
"But on the bronze statue of the Battle Angel at the party venue, there are daggers of suitable sizes that can be used to commit murder."
"I have investigated the surveillance. When the lights were turned off during the performance, someone seemed to have taken away the dagger."
"Now as long as the forensic department tests the blood reaction on the dagger, we should be able to identify the murder weapon."
When Officer Mumu heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.
"Qianye, take someone to inspect the dagger right away."
"yes!"
Chiba took the order and left.
In fact, Kudo Yusaku didn't finish his words. In addition to the murder weapon, he also had some guesses about the murderer.
The bronze statue of Battle Angel is Chairman Sindora's most proud collection, and it was flown in by plane all the way.
Not only that, the dagger in the hands of Battle Angel also has special significance to Sindora's family.
Coupled with Sindora's suspicious attitude after the accident, he is currently the biggest suspect.
It's just that now Kudo Yusaku can't produce any concrete evidence or motive for the murder.
The evidence is still awaiting news from the police forensics department.
As for the motive for the murder, if Sindora's motive for killing Kashimura was Hiroki's death, Hiroki's death was investigated by himself and it was indeed a suicide.
What is the motivation?
In the game world, on the gray streets of London.
In this era ruled by rulers, it seems as if there is never any dawn and it always looks lifeless.
Coming out of the palace, Mao Lilan curiously asked Conan what the queen looked like.
Conan: "...very beautiful, a bit like Audrey Hepburn."
Mao Lilan has dreamed of being a princess since she was a child and is very interested in queens and princesses.
As soon as Conan praised the queen's beauty, Mao Lilan immediately clasped her hands together and sighed: "Really? If only I could see the queen's beauty with my own eyes."
Conan: "."
On the way out of the palace, Qin Zhibo sorted out his thoughts.
According to the plot of "A Study in the Green Letter", Sherlock Holmes will appear in the theater.
As for which theater it was, the name in the original work was a bit long and Qin Zhibo didn't remember it.
So, Qin Zhibo called the newsboy on the street to get a newspaper that provided information about theater performances.
Conan was a little surprised when he saw Qin Zhibo's behavior. He hurried forward and asked quietly: "Do you have any pounds on you?"
"No."
"Then how do you buy a newspaper?"
"Grab it."
Conan was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that such a decent Qin Zhibo would say such heartbreaking words.
Seeing Conan glare, Qin Zhibo educated him: "This is a game, and these people you see are NPCs."
"They don't care what you do to them, because they are just a preset program."
Conan was speechless.
Although I want to refute, I don't know how to refute.
After a while, the newsboy ran over and handed out a newspaper.
"Newspaper, 80 yen."
Conan was a little surprised when he heard this.
This game is so user-friendly that it even provides currency exchange when buying newspapers.
In this way, Qin Zhibo can't escape the bill, right?
Just when Conan thought Qin Zhibo would pay honestly, Qin Zhibo had already snatched the newspaper from the newsboy.
"What are you doing standing still? Run!"
Qin Zhibo said hello, and Conan realized it and ran after him subconsciously.
"Grab the newspaper!"
"Someone grabbed the newspaper!"
The newsboy looked at his empty palms, then realized what he was doing and called for help.
When the passers-by around him saw it, their hearts for justice burst out, and they immediately stepped forward to stop the little thief who stole the report - Qin Zhibo.
However, the combat capabilities of these passers-by were designed to be relatively ordinary. Qin Zhibo was knocked to the ground with two uppercuts, and he fell to the ground in pain.
"Someone grabbed the newspaper!"
"Hitting people!"
The newsboy's shouts escalated, calling more passers-by to come to help.
Seeing the escalation of the conflict, Conan quickly took money from his pocket to resolve the dispute.
However, Qin Zhibo grabbed Conan's wrist and shook his head.
"Don't give me money."
Conan looked puzzled. Is it so stingy for just 80 yen?
And this is not 80 yen in reality, it is in the game
More and more passers-by came around, Qin Zhibo quickly took Conan's arm and ran to Mao Lilan and others.
"Everyone, run with me!"
"Mr. Qin, what happened?" Mao Lilan asked quickly.
"Don't worry about it, just run with me."
Led by Qin Zhibo, Mao Lilan and the members of the Young Detective Group and the Back Wave Group also started running.
After passing through several small alleys, Qin Zhibo and others finally got rid of the pursuers behind them.
After arriving at a safe place, Conan finally couldn't help it anymore and asked angrily.
"Why?"
"As long as you give him 80 yen, won't there be so many things?"
Qin Zhibo opened the newspaper he had snatched as a trophy, and while browsing it nonchalantly, he said: "What do you know, a kid who has never even played GTA? This is my uncle's strategy."
"GTA? Strategy?" Conan looked confused.
Qin Zhibo did not explain in detail, he opened the newspaper directly and pointed to the performance information of a theater above.
"This should be the theater where Sherlock Holmes appears. You should go there now."
"Holmes should be someone like the leader of a theater troupe."
Qin Zhibo thrust the newspaper into Conan's hand, making Conan even more puzzled.
"Aren't you going to come with us to find Holmes?"
Qin Zhibo smiled mysteriously and shook his head.
"Uncle, I want to become a Yangko star in this city."
The monthly ticket is doubled. Since I practice Nine Yang Magic and don’t go into seclusion, I’ll give you a monthly ticket! Thank you!